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Cincinnatus is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for full-time and long-term contingent roles. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives. Roles hired through Cincinnatus are not project-based or freelance engagements. They are structured, role-based positions that typically involve full-time or fixed-term commitments, close collaboration with a client's internal teams, and integration into standard enterprise workflows. Cincinnatus is a legal entity separate from Mercor. While opportunities may be discovered through Mercor's platform, employment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits for these roles are administered by Cincinnatus. Equal Employment Opportunity Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cincinnatus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout the job application process.
Senior Epidemiologist
Location
Worldwide
Posted
36 days ago
Salary
$85 - $93 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Epidemiologist
Mercor
Role Description - Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on public health problems. - Produce original problem sets using epidemiologic charts, surveillance data, and population health figures. - Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks. - Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and model outputs. - Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule. Qualifications - Must-Have: - PhD or DrPH in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Policy, or related field, or - MD/DO with MPH and 3+ years of public health practice, or - MPH with 5+ years in applied epidemiology, surveillance, or health policy. - Working fluency in at least two of: - epidemiologic study design, - biostatistics, - infectious disease, - chronic disease, or - health policy. - Comfortable with epi curves, forest plots, and surveillance dashboards. - Preferred: - Experience in government, NGO, or academic public health track. Requirements - Hourly contractor. Benefits - Compensation: $85–$93/hour. - Location: Remote. - Commitment: ~20 hours/week. Application Process - Upload resume. - AI interview based on your resume. - Submit form. Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process . - For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com . - Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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